Garden-plow.



No. 771,901. PATENTBD (m. 11, 1904.

- J. T. FOULKE.

GARDEN PLOW. APPLICATION FILED mums. 1904 NOMODEL.

Patented October 11, 1904.

PATENT ()EEICE.

JOHN T. FOULKE, OF RICHMOND, INDIANA.

GARDEN-PLOW.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 771,901, dated October 1 1, 1904. Application filed February 23, 1904. Serial No. 194.6%. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN T. FoULKE, a citizen of the United States,residing in the city of Richmond, in the county of IVayne, and in the State of Indiana, have invented new and useful Improvements in Garden-Flows, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact specification of my preferred construction, which when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, forming a part thereof, will be sufiicient to enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. 7

The object of this my present invention, broadly speaking, is to provide a garden-plow of simple and durable construction whichwill be positive in action, will be easily operated and controlled, and to generally improve the construction of plows of this character.

A more particular object of this invention is to produce a new article of Inanufacturea garden-plow designed to be manually propelled and operated without the employment of other motive power than that of the person of the operator.

A more specific object is to provide a garden-plow with means therein contained whereby it may be propelled forward in advance of and by the operator, the means for applying the power to the point ascertained to give the best results, the means for changing the character of the plow to meet the various requirements demanded for the work to be performed and to obtain the highest degree of efliciency in operation and in the results to be obtained therefrom, and, finally, a more specific object is to provide a plow with interchangeable shovels or blades-that is to say, to provide means whereby the shovels may be quickly removed and replaced by other shovels or blades of a different characterto provide means for adjusting vertically the forward andalso the rear ends of the handles, and means for adjusting vertically the forward end of the plow-beam.

My present invention consists in form, proportions, construction, and in the disposition of the several elements and devices in the organization of my plow, which will presently be described in concrete detail.

For a more comprehensive understanding and visualization of my invention I will now refer to the accompanying drawings, showing my preferred construction and forming a part of this specification, in which Figure 1 is a view in perspective of a plow constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a plan view, partly in section, of my plow. Fig. 3 is a detail of one of the detachablesheths in elevation,showing the share or blade and manner of attachment. Fig. 4 is a detail of another of the detachable sheths in elevation, showing its points or blades and manner of its attachment; and Fig. 5 is a detail side elevation of the parts shown in Fig. 4.

Similar reference characters denote and refer to like parts throughout the several views of the drawings.

With the above-designated views in mind I will now take up the description of my invention in minutia and with exactitude and will refer to and describe the various parts as briefly and compactly as I may.

Referring to the drawings, it will be no- I ticed that I employ a double beam, the two identical members of which are designated by the letters A and A, located on the left and right, respectively, as shown. The forward ends of said members are curved upward and rearward in the segment of a circle, and in their said curved portions are formed pairs of oppositely-disposed apertures as, for instance, a in the member A and a in the member A. The rear ends of said members A and A are preferably curved slightly downward, as shown, and horizontally therethrough are formed oppositely-disposed apertures for the stay-bolt B. Somewhat in the rear of the center of the members A and. A. are formed oppositely-disposed apertures for the stay-bolt C, which latter is identical inevery particular with the said stay-bolt B, and by said bolts B and C the members A and A are spaced apart parallel with each other, as shown. As aforestated,

the bolts B and O are identical, each having its outer ends threaded, provided with a permanent flange near the inner terminals of each of said threads, having an upper and a lower prong whose distance apart is the same as the diameter vertically of the members A and A of the beam with which they engage, and each of said threaded portions being provided with a nut, all as fully shown. Between the bolts B and C are oppositely-disposed apertures through the members A and A to receive the respective bolts D and D, the purposes of which will presently be explained.

The letter E denotes the axle, with the ground-wheel F mounted thereon between the forward ends of the members A and A, said axle being adapted to be disposed in either pair of the apertures a a and secured by nuts on the outer threaded portions, substantially as shown.

The characters G and G denote the respective left and right handles of my plow, with their forward ends adapted to be secured by the respective bolts H and H in either pair of the apertures a a and from thence projecting rearward and upward at an angle, terminating in the rear with the hand-bolts g and g, and uniting the handles toward their ends is a rundle or rung, (designated by the letter K.)

The characters I and 1 denote the respective left and right standards secured at their lower end to the respective members A and A by the respective bolts D and D, heretofore referred to. In the upper portions of the length of the standards are a plurality of holes whereby the said standards may be secured adjustably to the respective handles Gr and G by the respective bolts J and J.

The characters L and M designate the respective left and right members of the detachable sheth of my plow with their upper ends spaced apart slightly more or less than are the members A and A, with apertures therethrough near their upper ends to receive the ends of the stay-bolt B, and from thence curving rearward downward and projecting forward at an angle. Near the center of each sheth L and M is formed an aperture for the respective bolts N and N, which last-named bolts secure the lower ends of the respective braces P and P. Said braces extend upward and forward, with their upper ends secured to the members A and A by the stay-bolt C. In Figs. 1, 2, and 3 the member M is shown after projecting down a short distance as being curved to the left and uniting with the member L near their lower ends. This arrangement is found to be desirable where a breaking-share, as that indicated by the letter Q, is used, in which case the share Q, may be connected to the united members L and M by boltsas, for instance, the bolts R and S-or otherwise, as desired. It is apparent that, if desired, the member M may extend down, as does the member L, parallel therewith and that the member L may be formed to extend across at an angle, as does the member M in Figs. 1 and 2. In Fig. 4 the members L and M are shown extending down parallel with each other, with each carrying on its lower end a shovel T and II, respectively, and, as further shown in Fig. 4;, a third shovelVmay be employed by the utilizing of a pair of arms 1 and 2, connecting them at their upper ends where said arms 1 and 2 are connected to the respective members L and M by the bolts 3 and 4, from which bolts the arms 1 and 2 converge downward and are united near their lower ends by the bolt 5 with the third shovel V secured to their lower ends, as shown.

It will have now been made manifest that to remove the share Q, that by removing the nuts of the stay-bolt B, removing the boltsN and N, and loosening the nuts of the bolt C that the members A and A may be sprung apart to disengage them from the bolt B, and that the membersL and Mmay also be sprung apart to disengage them also from the bolt B, and that thereafter another set of sheths, carrying the shovels T and U or the shovels T, U, and V, may be in like manner connected to the plow-beams and secured, as in the manner set forth. It will also be apparent that the members L and M may be contacted with the outer faces of the members A and A, rather than with their inner faces, as shown in the drawings.

I desire to accentuate the fact that by means of my ability to change the axle E to either of the pairs of apertures a a, to change the attachment of the handles to either of the pair of apertures a a, and to change the height of the handles in their adjustments with the standards I and I, I am enabled to change the draft and suck of the plow as desired. In some instances I have found it preferable and desirable to change the apertures in the rear ends of the members A and A to open slots opening through the ends of said members, as indicated in Fig. 5, by which arrangement the members of the sheth may be removed by simply loosening the nuts of the bolt B, and it will be seen that pressure on the shovels or share in operation will retain the upper ends of the membersL and M in engagement with the respective members A and A, as shown.

By means of the above description, taken in connection with the drawings, it will be clearly manifest that I have accomplished the various objects previously set forth and also other minor and specific objects not alluded to and whereby the advantages which inure will be apparent to any one familiar with the use of devices of this general character.

While I have illustrated and described the best means now known to me for carrying out the objects of my invention, I desire it to be understood that I do not restrict myself to the exact details of the construction shown and described, but hold that any changes or variations in such details as would suggest themselves to the ordinary mechanic would clearly fall within the limits and scope of my invention.

Having now fully shown and described my invention and the best means for its construction to me known at this time, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

1. In a garden-plow, the combination with a double beam with its members spaced apart parallel with each othera ground-wheel adjustably mounted between the forward ends of the beama pair of handles adjustably mounted to the forward ends of the beama pair of standards for supporting said handles from the rear portion of the beam, of the staybolt connecting the members of the beam in the rear, a second stay-bolt connecting the members of the beam forward of the firstnamed stay-bolt, a sheth detachably connected to the rear ends of the members of the beam, said sheth having its upper ends spaced apart slightly more or less than the members of the beam and with apertures through its upper ends to receive the ends of the first-named stay-bolt and from their points of connection with the beam extending in a curve rearwarddownwardand forward, and braces secured near the lower end of members of the sheth and extending to and secured to the respective members of the beam by the said forward stay-bolt, all substantially as shown and de-/ scribed.

2. In combination with a garden-plow having a parallel two-part beam, of a two-part sheth secured at its upper end to the rear ends of the beam, a stay-bolt passing through the rear of the beam and the upper ends of the 3. In a garden-plow having in combination a two-part parallel beam carrying adjustably by its forward ends a ground-wheel and a pair of handles, the rear ends and the central portion of the beam being united by a pair of stay-bolts, each of said stay-bolts having their outer ends threadedprovided with an integral flange near the inner terminal of each threadand having an upper and a lower prong integral with said flanges to engage over the members of the beam, a sheth connected to the rear ends of the beam by the rear stay-bolt, and braces connected to the lower portions of the sheth and to said downward stay-bolt, all substantially as shown and described and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

JOHN T. FOULKE. Witnesses:

R. W. RANDLE, R. E. RANDLE 

